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Summary: Entertaining, Enlightening, and Educational
Review: A wonderful book of sayings that espouse Ben Franklin's views on life. In general, he was an advocate of honesty, hard work, moderation in all indulgences, and being a good person. While these may sound like simple principles, the wittiness and cleverness with which they are presented make them memorable and therefore useful. Buy two copies of this book -- one for yourself and one for your child when they reach their teenage years. You'll both be better off. My copy is marked up so I can easily find my favorite sayings, and I find myself flipping through it often.
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Summary: Allegory galore!
Review: Anyone, whom has any ounce of education, common sense or wit for that matter, should know that Benjamin Franklin should be and is still (even as I write this very moment) considered one of the smartest, wittiest and most cerebral person/scholar/learned man to have live in (or have been born for that matter) in this country. Poor Richards Almanack by Benjamin Franklin is not an exception and is filled with a plethora of witty, funny and educational allegories, poems and short parables, e.g., "Fish and visitors stink after three days". I absolutely loved this book and would definitely recommend it to the aspiring scholar/learned man or philosopher; and I do consider it, i.e., Poor Richards Almanack by Benjamin Franklin to be one of the cornerstones in the intellectual man's library.
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Summary: American Colonial Wisdom
Review: Benjamin Franklin has indeed given us a great treasure to enjoys for centuries to come. Poor Richard's Almanack is full of funny and wise sayings filled with historical value. Some hold true to their time and others speak of institutions like marriage, disipline and business in which not much has changed. I compare it with chinesse proverbs. This book included corky illustations that depict what would come to mind when reading such phrases in those days.
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Summary: Entertaining, Enlightening, and Educational
Review: Dover thrift books are cheap and easy to take anywhere. I would not recommend them for scholarly work in the least. But, they are good for a leisurely read. The Wit and Wisdom is a collection of aphorisms taken from the the pages of the almanack. In terms of background information, there is some (minimal) biographical information about Benjamin Franklin and even less information on the almanack. The adages are aranged by general subject. Some of the aphorisms will seem familiar since a couple are repeated in the book under different subject headings. I like that the book gives you some quick words of wisdom which can still be applicable today. It also gives one a brief glimpse of what the late 1700s thought of as important or problematic. It is worth the dollar.
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Summary: Very quick reading
Review: Dover thrift books are cheap and easy to take anywhere. I would not recommend them for scholarly work in the least. But, they are good for a leisurely read. The Wit and Wisdom is a collection of aphorisms taken from the the pages of the almanack. In terms of background information, there is some (minimal) biographical information about Benjamin Franklin and even less information on the almanack. The adages are aranged by general subject. Some of the aphorisms will seem familiar since a couple are repeated in the book under different subject headings. I like that the book gives you some quick words of wisdom which can still be applicable today. It also gives one a brief glimpse of what the late 1700s thought of as important or problematic. It is worth the dollar.
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Summary: Quote Book From a Sage
Review: Franklin is the American Merlin. He is scientist, sage, and savant. This book is a collocation of his proverbs from "Poor Richard's Almanac." It reads like a typical quote book, but it goes deeper. Franklin has wisdom tempered with humor and a gift for coining gold phrases. I recommend it for any fan of Covey's "Seven Habits" or Allen's "As A Man Thinketh." You return to the ancient virtues that made those ancient so interesting. One of the gems in this books is the list of Franklins personal virtues. Both Steven Covey and Hyrum M. Smith of Franklin Planners based their research in this plan for perfection. Get your children inculcated with these virtues of an authentic genius and patriot. They and we need all the help we can get.
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Summary: Quote Book From a Sage
Review: Franklin is the American Merlin. He is scientist, sage, and savant. This book is a collocation of his proverbs from "Poor Richard's Almanac." It reads like a typical quote book, but it goes deeper. Franklin has wisdom tempered with humor and a gift for coining gold phrases. I recommend it for any fan of Covey's "Seven Habits" or Allen's "As A Man Thinketh." You return to the ancient virtues that made those ancient so interesting. One of the gems in this books is the list of Franklins personal virtues. Both Steven Covey and Hyrum M. Smith of Franklin Planners based their research in this plan for perfection. Get your children inculcated with these virtues of an authentic genius and patriot. They and we need all the help we can get.
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Summary: over it
Review: Okay so I thought this book was supposed to be really great, but when I read it, it seemed very outdated; almost as if it were written hundreds of years ago. Also, I am so over Ben Franklin. So, he invented the kite and the can opener. I think that we as a society would have figured those things out for ourselves after a while anyway. I was looking for some good witty sayings to use when I picked up this book. Until I turn 75 next year, I will not consider myself old and will not be using any of the outdated sayings or information in this book. As far as an almanac goes, my arthritic joints do just fine in predicting the weather for me. In terms of up to date information , I would like to recommend Player Haters by Carl Weber.
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Summary: delightful collection of proverbs and sayings
Review: This book contains hundreds of proverbs which were first published in 1732. Poor Richard's Almanack originally consisted of weather predicitions, jokes, recipes and proverbs. The proverbs of this book are arranged in 30 categories like contentment and discontentment, diligence, love, marriage, friendship, honesty, pride etc. A wonderful collection of old sayings concerning a lot of interesting topics!
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Summary: Great Book Filled with Franklin's Wit & Wisdom
Review: This one is a keeper for anyone who likes to be reminded of the good advice this little book gives. As a man in my mid-thirties, I appreciate this book-of-quotes a great deal. If only I would have followed the advice given in this book when I was a young lad! I would be much better off by now to say the least. If you are a teen or have children that are teens, this book is full of time-tested wisdom that is based on life-experience, and a pragmatic point of view. It is a good tool for use in developing character and is a great source of direction for young and old--if truly applied that is.
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